My 20th (gasp) is this year, there are some events planned and I'm kinda going back and forth as to whether I should go or not. I've always said I wouldn't go to these things, the few people that I still keep in touch with I can see anytime and most others I've either completely forgotten about or I don't think I would care to see them.

Then a old friend contacted me on Facebook and asked if I was going and that kinda got me thinking about it. There are a handful of people going that I would actually really like to catch up with.

What were your experiences with these things, good or bad? Is it worth going?

mredskins

06-22-2011 01:21 PM

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I think me and one other guy have left my small childhood town. Growing up everyone always joked at the reunion everyone will be like "OMG I have not seen you since yesterday what you do last night?"

TheMalcolmConnection

06-22-2011 01:29 PM

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We JUST went to my wife's 10th and honestly it's kind of funny to see people act just like they did in high school. It was just a hot mess of drunken people falling everywhere.

In the end we DID end up reconnecting with a bunch of people that we're now starting to hang out with again. Definitely worth it, even though I thought it would be lame.

ArtMonkDrillz

06-22-2011 02:00 PM

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I had to miss my 10 year reunion last fall but some of my old friends that went said it was a pretty good time.

To be honest I had no desire to go and my family was participating in a Light The Night walk that evening, but part of me does kind of wish I had gone. I'm "friends" with a ton of people I went to high school with on Facebook, but to actually see them in person would have been pretty interesting.

dmek25

06-22-2011 02:26 PM

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been to every one of mine. next is the 35th. all were a blast. and the women keep getting better looking with age

Ruhskins

06-22-2011 02:31 PM

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My 10th year reunion was okay. It was nice to see some people. A lot of people there had kids already. It was funny to still see people in the same groups.

Monkeydad

06-22-2011 03:39 PM

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[quote=dmek25;807898]been to every one of mine. next is the 35th. all were a blast. and the women keep getting better looking with age[/quote]

Really? At most reunions, the women just get wider with age, especially the cheerleaders....they really go downhill fast. Beer in college is the main reason.

I honestly have no desire to go to any reunions. All of my real friends are from college...I've only even seen a handful of people I went to HS with in the nearly 15 years since I graduated.

Actually, my 5-year was canceled because a guy on the football team died in a car accident just before it. 10-year I just skipped. I don't really miss anyone.

If my college had a reunion, I'd definitely go!

GMScud

06-22-2011 05:45 PM

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I just had my 15th about two months ago. We had a good turnout, did a lot of networking, and caught up with some old friends.

I went to an all guys prep school, so there were no chicks. It definitely wasn't a crazy event. Pretty chill. I was glad I went.

SmootSmack

06-22-2011 06:08 PM

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I went to my 5 year reunion, because the bar was across the street from my apartment. It was fine, but it had only been 5 years so the conversations were all "What have you been up to?" "Well, I went to college..."

Didn't go to my 10th or 15th, though I may go to my 20th

I went to 10 year college reunion. Sort of. Several of us who were friends back in college and have essentially stayed in touch via phone/email but haven't had a chance to all see each other chose that weekend to have our own reunion. It was a blast. We went to all the same bars we use to hang out in (and got in legally!), got to meet each other's significant others. Most fun I'd had in a long time

Schneed10

06-22-2011 07:21 PM

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Matty, I sat out my 10 year a few years ago and now wish I would have gone. My old crew was mostly there and from what I heard had a great time. I thought it would be lame, but looking back going would have been the right move, because if I showed up and found it lame I could have always cut out early.